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Flume [upper] Elevating Water Wheel [lower]

Description: Upper image is of miners operating hydraulic water wheels in a large flume. Lower image is of a wheel in a river pumping water into a sluice and tom, near which two miners are working. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey. San Francisco Cal."--text, below image. The number 16 is in the upper right corner of the sheet, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.
Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Date: Issued before May 21, 1853
Call number: 48052:129
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Gambling in the Mines. Monte [upper] Faro [lower]

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Upper image is of miners at a table with a crowd in the background. Lower image is of two top-hatted men at a table with some miners and a similar crowed in the background. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey. San Francisco California."--text, below image. The number 4 is in the upper right corner, indicating that the image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:057

Dividing the Pile. [upper] Hard Road to Travel. [lower]

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Upper image is of four men at a table in a cabin. One man stands at the left and is weighing gold dust over a gold pan while the other three men are seated. Lower image is of miners on a mountain trail with packed mules. There are hills in the background. "Lith. & Pub. by Britton & Rey, Cor Mont & Comml. Sts."--text, below image. The number 7 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:080

Bar Room in The Mines [upper] Long Tom [lower]

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Upper image is of the interior of a bar. Two men are playing cards at a table while a third looks on and a bartender serves two others. Lower image is a view of mining works in a wooded hilly region. Four men work with pick and shovels, and one with a pan. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey S. Fo."--text, below image. The number 10 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:136

Celestial Empire in California. Miners [upper] Gamblers [lower]

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Upper image is of Chinese miners at their camp beside a river with tents and work going on in the background. To the left are men eating rice with chopsticks, and to the right are men having their hair cut and their queues plaited. Lower image is of many Chinese gambling around a table and there are other tables in the background. "Lith. & Published by Britton & Rey. Cornr. Monty. & Cal. Sts. San Francisco."--text, below image. The number 14 is above the upper image in the right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: gray.

48052:061

Miners Weighing Their Gold [upper], The Dream of a Prospecting Miner [lower]

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Upper image is of three miners seated around a crude table. One miner is weighing his gold while the other watch. The lower image is of a miner sleeping by a fire with his weapons nearby. Three vignettes above him depict his dreams. "Lith. & Published by Quirot & Co. corner Montgomery & California Sts. S. Francisco." Paper color: gray.

48052:044

[Untitled. Baird title: Miners’ Life]

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Image contains four vignettes. The upper left vignette depicts miners panning for gold. The upper right vignette depicts one miner being lowered into a mine shaft by another. The lower left vignette depicts three miners working. The lower right vignette depicts two miners outside a tent cooking over their fire. A monogram is in one of the lower corners of each vignette. "Lith. of Britton & Rey California St. corn. Montgomery St. S-Francisco."--text, below image. The number 20 is in the upper right corner, indicating that this image may be part of a series. Paper color: buff.

48052:139

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